Non-refillable bottle



(No Model.)- .J STRETCH- I NON-R-EPILLABLBBOTTLE.

. No. 576,913. Patented Pe b. 9, 1897.

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WITNESSES:

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JOSEPH STRETCH, OF EAST ORANGE, NEYV JERSEY.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 576,913, dated February 9, 1897.

Application filed December 16, 1895. Serial No. 572,262. (No modeLl To ail whom, it may concern;

Be it known that I, JOSEPH STRETCH, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Non-Refillable Bottle, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to non-refillable bottles; and the object thereof is to provide a bottle of this character which is simple and cheap of construction and efficient in operation; andwith this and other objects in view my invention consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as set forth in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section of a bottle embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the upper stopper. Fig. 3 is a view of the locking device. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the neck of the bottle. Fig. 5 is a vertical section of the upper stopper, showing the locking device applied thereto. Fig. 6 is a vertical section of a bottle constructed according to my invention, showing the cutting attachment connected therewith; and Fig. 7 is a view of the cutting attachment.

Similar letters of reference designate like parts throughout the several views.

In the practice of my invention I provide a bottle or receptacle A, upon the interior of the neck of which are formed projections or shoulders a, and above these shoulders at is an annular groove or recess a, the sides of which are oblique, and above this groove a and near the mouth of the bottle or vessel is formed upon each side thereof a depression or notch a the sides of which are at right anglesto the neck of the bottle to prevent the withdrawal or disengagement of the looking device when once secured therein, and upon the outside of the neck of the bottle opposite the groove ct is an annular groove a formed between the annular enlargements a and a upon the neck of the bottle.

The letter B designates the upper or out side stopper, which may be made of glass or any desired material, and in which is formed an intermediate annular recess or groove 79, adapted to receive the locking device. The

upper portion of said stopper B extends upwardly, forming a central conical projection b. In the said groove 12 is secured the looking device 0, consisting of a circular strip of spring metal having lugs or projections c at opposite points thereon which are adapted to enter the depressions a and lock the stopper B within the neck of the bottle, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6.

Below the stopper B and resting upon the shoulders or projections a within the neck of the bottle is secured a circular disk' or stopper D, of cork or similar material, and upon this intermediate stopper D rests the lockingstopper B.

Secured upon the exterior of the neck of the bottle in the annular groove a is a cutting device E, composed of the metallic frame 6, upon the ends of which are formed extensions or lugs 6, provided with holes or openings, and the central portion of the frame 6 is provided with lugs or cars e which are bent at right angles to said frame, and between said lugs e is journaled a cutting wheel or roller 6 adapted to enter the annular groove a in the neck of the bottle, and in the holes or openings in the lugs e of the plate 6 are secured theends of the wire 6 which is passed around the neck of the bottle in the groove a and is tightly twisted, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, and the loop a, formed by the free portion of the wire, is bent around the enlargement a on the neck of the bottle out of the way.

The operation of closing the bottle after the same has been filled is as follows: The disk D is forced within the neck of the bottle upon the shoulders at, and upon this disk is placed the stopper B, upon which is secured the looking device 0, and as soon as the projections 0 upon the locking device 0 register with the depressions a they are forced therein by the expansion of the spring 0, and the stopper is then securely locked within the neck of the bottle after the cutting device E is secured upon the outside of the neck of the bottle, and the bottle is then ready for shipment or sale.

When it is desired to empty the bottle, the loop 6 is raised to a horizontal position and by inserting the finger therein and twisting the wire tightly, so that the cutting-wheel E is firmly compressed against the glass in the annular ring A the wheel or cutter is caused to pass around the neck of the bottle within the grooves a thereby cutting the glass, whereupon by a slight blow upon the mouth of the bottle the upper portion of the neck will be broken off and a smooth even edge will be left just even with the top of the disk I), and this disk can readily be removed with a suitable instrument.

I am aware that the use of a Wheel for out ing glass is not new, and I do not claim the use of it in combination with the frame and Wire fastening as a new and important invention as applied to the cutting of bottles or of any circular glass object.

The bottle can never be used again, as the shoulders at prevent the introduction of a stopper required to close the opening or mouth of the bottle, and also indelible traces Would remain that the bottle had been opened.

Having described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, lS-

In a non-refillable bottle, the combination of the shoulders a in the interior of the neck, the annular recess a having oblique sides, the depression a with the annular groove a on the exterior of the neck, and the annular enlargements a a with the stopper B having the annular groove 7) and locking device set in said groove, the cork D, the stopper be ing removed by operating in the annular groove a the cutting device E by means of its Wire holder, substantially as described and set forth.

JOSEPH STRETCH.

VVi-tnesses STACEY WILsoN, ELIAKIM STRETCH. 

